#2 ranking reflects consistent strong performance over the past 15+ years
SAN FRANCISCO, February 04, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Francisco Partners (“FP”), a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses, announced today that it has been ranked among the top three performers in the HEC Paris-Dow Jones Annual Global Large Buyout Performance Ranking for the sixth consecutive year, making it the only firm to achieve this level of sustained recognition. Evaluating fund investment performance over a 10-year period, this year’s #2 ranking follows FP’s #1 ranking last year and reflects more than 15 years of consistent results.
“We are incredibly honored to continue ranking among the top performing firms in our industry by HEC Paris-Dow Jones,” said Dipanjan (“DJ”) Deb, CEO and Co-Founder at Francisco Partners. “Consistently delivering top-tier performance reflects decades of disciplined investing, deep sector expertise, a technology-focused operating team, and a relentless focus on building enduring technology businesses. We are grateful to our LPs, who continue to provide capital; the management teams, founders and entrepreneurs we partner with; the broader ecosystem that supports our deal flow; and our employees, who embody the ethos of constant improvement.”
Since 2009, HEC Paris and Dow Jones have collaborated to provide annual rankings of PE firms based on their historic performance and expected future competitiveness, respectively. The HEC Paris-Dow Jones Private Equity Performance Ranking is the annual quantitative performance ranking created by HEC Paris Business School and Dow Jones and is authored by HEC Paris strategy professor Oliver Gottschalg. For the 2025 rankings, HEC Paris analyzed performance data from 695 PE firms and the 1,439 funds they raised between 2012 and 2021, with an aggregate equity volume of $2.5 trillion.
About Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners is a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology and technology-enabled businesses. Since its launch over 25 years ago, Francisco Partners has invested in over 500 technology companies, making it one of the most active and longstanding investors in the technology industry. With over $50 billion in capital raised to date, the firm invests in opportunities where its deep sectoral knowledge and operational expertise can help companies realize their full potential. For more information on Francisco Partners, please visit www.franciscopartners.com.
The HEC rankings referenced above and below are the opinion of the respective parties conducting the rankings, and are not representative of any client experience. Past performance and such rankings are not indicative or a guarantee of future results. For further detail on the 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 rankings, including methodology, please visit the HEC Paris Private Equity Ranking website: https://www.hec.edu/en/private-equity-ranking. These rankings analyzed aggregate performance based on buyout funds raised between 2012 and 2021 (2025 study), 2011 and 2020 (2024 study), 2010 and 2019 (2023 study), 2009 and 2018 (2022 study), 2008 and 2017 (2021 study), and 2007 and 2016 (2020 study) by managers who had raised at least $7.5 billion (2025 study), $5 billion (2024-2023 studies), and $3 billion (2022-2020 studies) in aggregate, had 10 observation years (sum of the age of all funds), and had at least two funds raised between 2012-2021 (2025 study), 2011-2020 (2024 study), 2010-2019 (2023 study), 2009-2018 (2022 study), 2008-2017 (2021 study), and 2007-2016 (2020 study) with full performance available. The criteria were applied to 695 (2025 study), 649 (2024 study), 632 (2023 study), 563 (2022 study), 517 (2021 study), and 529 (2020 study) private equity firms which reported performance to HEC or for which Preqin data was available, resulting in a ranking of 58 firms (2025 study), 111 firms (2024 study), 101 firms (2023 study), 75 firms (2022 study), 64 firms (2021 study), and 102 firms (2020 study). Such rankings should not be considered an endorsement of FP. There can be no assurance other surveys would reach the same conclusions as the foregoing.
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